PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ed Frettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krystian Cierpka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krystian Cierpka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Frettish
vs
Cierpka

157 cm
28
142 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

175 cm
21
145 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Frettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krystian Cierpka!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cierpka cracks Frettish with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krystian Cierpka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Cierpka. Those never looked like landing.
Cierpka works Frettish's body with a nice hook.
Cierpka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frettish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frettish swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Cierpka gets a clinch.
Frettish pushes Cierpka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Frettish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cierpka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frettish has Cierpka pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Frettish.
Frettish misses with a punch on the inside.

Frettish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frettish has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Cierpka moves to clinch but Frettish breaks away
and Cierpka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Krystian Cierpka has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cierpka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frettish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cierpka throws an overhand right that lands on Frettish's shoulder, as Frettish tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Frettish on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cierpka scores with a leg kick.
Frettish throws a right and a left that Cierpka avoids nicely.
Cierpka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cierpka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frettish checks a low kick from Cierpka.
Frettish appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Frettish swats away the attempt to clinch by Cierpka.
A little feinted left hand from Frettish on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frettish ducks under a wild hook from Cierpka.
Frettish swats away the attempt to clinch by Cierpka.
Cierpka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frettish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frettish is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cierpka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cierpka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Frettish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cierpka is looking to clinch.
Frettish was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cierpka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cierpka tries to clinch there but Frettish circles away.
Cierpka connects with a right hand. Frettish shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cierpka looks to land a right hand but Frettish moved out of range.
Frettish misses with a wild combination.
Cierpka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cierpka throws a lazy body kick
and Frettish counters with a left to the body.
Frettish lands with a right hand.

Cierpka is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cierpka misses with a right hand
and Frettish counters with a big right hand! Oh Cierpka is in trouble here! Frettish follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Frettish!